The International Comic Arts Forum

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We're an academic conference dedicated to promoting ​the scholarly study and appreciation of comic art, including comic strips, comic books, comics albums and graphic novels, magazine and newspaper cartooning, caricature, and comics in electronic media.

A panel from Persepolis. A child and grandmother lay in bed together. The woman says INLLFF YOU'LL MEET LOTS OF JERKS IF THEY HURT YOU, TELL YOURSELF THAT IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE STUPID. THAT WILL HELD KEEP YOU FROM REACTING TO THEIR CRUELTY. BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN BITTERNESS AND VENGEANCE... ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DIGNITY AND A TRUE TO YOURSELF.
Book Cover of Latinx Comics Studies: Critical and Creative Crossings edited by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui.
A photo of John Lent speaking at a microphone.
Poster of four people carrying the letters i c a f. With the a stitch bubble that says cfp for the 2027 icaf conference coming soon.
Image of our call for committee members.
The ICAF logo with the texts that says congrats Andy and photo of Andy Kunka.
A sign for the ICAF on front of a digital humanities lab.
Poster of the THE INTERNATIONAL COMIC ARTS FORUM 30th ANNIVERSARY April 10-12 2025. An illustration of a Black comic artist starring on a drawing board with art work coming off the paper, in front of the SDSU. SPECIAL GUESTS Jorge Santos, Mary Fleener, Trino and Breena Nuñez. REGISTER OIR HERE! tinyurl.com/ICAF2025registration San Diego State University California, USA.
Graphic that says ICAF COMICS INTERSECTIONS Schedule and Activities Are Available! April 10-12, 2025. There are four people, each holding a letter that spells ICAF.
Flier for conference. International Comic Arts Forum presents comics intersections April 10-12 2025, SDSU San Diego State University.